Define Your Direction.
Define the problem you're actually solving; draft your career hypothesis.
You can't solve a problem you haven't defined. A job change keeps the kind of work and swaps the employer; a career change changes the work itself. Naming which tells you how big the move really is - and turns it into a hypothesis you can test in Module 3.
~3h · 7 exercises
- Your goal: define the problem you're actually solving, then turn it into a testable hypothesis.
- Main idea: a job change swaps the employer or the conditions; a career change swaps the work itself.
- The move: your first step is to test a guess on what you want next.
- My top change-reasons are written and reflected on, including the 'who do I know' row.
- The five dimensions are ranked, and my skills audit is done with 3 to 5 starred.
- My career hypothesis exists in writing.
- My Belief Check is complete: limiting belief, evidence, mantra.
Step by step
The lessons in this module
Work through each exercise in order. Every step has guidance, prompts, and a place to reflect — inside the hub or on paper.
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2.1 Career or Job Change?
~30 minChoose your three main reasons for change and decide how large the move needs to be.
**Your output:** a decision about whether you need a new employer, new working conditions, or different work.
**Step 1:** Choose your three main reasons for wanting a change. Common reasons include pay, stability, balance, health, growth, culture, boredom, recognition, and flexibility.
**Step 2:** For each reason, explain why it matters and what would improve.
**Step 3:** Name one change you could try in your current role and one person who has made a similar move.
**Step 4:** Decide what the evidence points to. A job change keeps the kind of work and changes the employer or conditions. A career change changes the work itself.
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2.2 Deal-breakers & Non-negotiables
~20 minName the floor you won't go below and the line that makes you walk.
A **non-negotiable** is something a role **must have** (a salary number, real ownership, remote flexibility). A **deal-breaker** is something **you won't tolerate** (constant weekend work, micromanagement). **Get specific** — name a number, a behavior, a boundary you could actually hold a role to.
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2.3 Rank What You're Solving For
~15 minRank the five dimensions 1–5. Your top two define the problem.
Five dimensions of a career move. **Rank them 1 (most important to change) to 5 (least).** Your **top two define the problem**.
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2.4 Transferable Skills Audit
~30 minList the skills you use most, add proof, and star the 3–5 you want to keep using.
**Your output today:** 3–5 skills you want to keep using, each with evidence.
**Step 1:** Scan the skill families and list skills you actually use.
**Step 2:** Add one real example that proves each skill.
**Step 3:** Star the 3–5 skills you want in your next role. Translation comes later in 5.2, after you have tested your target field. The target-language field is optional for now.
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2.5 Your Career Hypothesis
~20 minWrite your from/to statement - a guess you can test.
Your hypothesis is a **from/to statement**: a clear, two-part frame that maps the transition. The **'because' is what makes it testable**. You're not committing — you're naming it clearly enough to **check in Module 3**.
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2.6 Achievements & Evidence
~40 minList 10 wins, pick your top 3, mine the skill + result + proof.
**Your output:** three achievement stories that support your next move.
**Step 1:** List 10 wins—short phrases are enough, and non-work wins count.
**Step 2:** Choose the three that best support your next move.
**Step 3:** For each one, describe the Situation, what you were responsible for (Task), what you did (Action), and the Result. Add a number when you have one. These become raw material for résumé bullets in 5.3 and interview stories in 7.1.
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2.7 The Belief Check
~15 minInterrupt impostor syndrome before it shows up.
From the Confidence Cycle™: name the **limiting belief** most likely to surface in this search, the **evidence that contradicts it**, and the **mantra you'll use when it shows up**.
- Read your career hypothesis aloud. Where does your voice wobble? That word is where the work is.
- Say your confidence mantra once out loud, even if it feels silly. Notice what shifts.
Ready to put pen to paper?
Download the full Career Confidence workbook with the worksheets for this module — or sign in to complete them inside the hub with your coach.